VERB | communication | intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
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Sounds | ih.ntersiy'd | |
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Rhymes | able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd... |
Meaning | Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | Sam and Sue intercede; Sam wants to intercede with Sue | |
Example | "He interceded in the family dispute" | |
Synonyms | mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate | |
Broader | negociate, negotiate, talk terms | discuss the terms of an arrangement |
Spanish | arbitrar, interceder, intermediar, mediar | |
Catalan | arbitrar, intercedir, mitjançar | |
Nouns | intercession | the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) |
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